California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 3 - Milk Products Plant Sanitation

• Section 33761.
  If any provision of this article is violated by any milk products plant, the milk products plant is insanitary.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 33762.
  Milk or cream, or any product of milk or cream, shall not be received, by a milk products plant if such milk or cream, or...
• Section 33763.
  The utensils and apparatus that come in contact with milk or its products shall be thoroughly washed and afterwards sterilized each time they are used...
• Section 33764.
  The cans or other containers in which the milk or milk products are received, transported, or delivered shall be thoroughly washed, sterilized, and dried after...
• Section 33765.
  No container, utensil, apparatus, or equipment, except as otherwise provided, shall be used for any purpose other than that of handling milk and the products...
• Section 33766.
  The inside surfaces of any equipment, apparatus, or container, which comes in contact with milk or its products, shall be smooth and readily cleanable and...
• Section 33766.5.
  Recirculated cold water which is used in coolers and exchangers shall be obtained from a safe source and protected from contamination. Any freezing point depressant...
• Section 33767.
  The floor shall be constructed of concrete or other impervious material which is acceptable to the director. It shall be so constructed as to be...
• Section 33768.
  Floor drains shall be provided which are properly trapped to exclude odors and connected to a sewer line that will convey refuse milk, water, and...
• Section 33769.
  No milk, its products, or any filth shall be allowed to accumulate, ferment, or decay upon the floor or walls.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 33770.
  No species of animal life other than man shall be permitted in any building which is used in connection with any milk products plant.(Enacted by...
• Section 33771.
  No building which is used in connection with any milk products plant shall be used for any purpose except the handling of milk and milk...
• Section 33772.
  The water supply shall be properly located and constructed so as to be easily accessible, adequately operated, and protected against contamination. The bacterial quality shall...
• Section 33773.
  A cesspool, privy vault, hog yard, slaughterhouse, manure, or any decaying vegetable or animal matter shall not be so located as to become a nuisance...
• Section 33774.
  All openings into any milk products plant shall be effectively protected against flies and insects and doors shall be self-closing.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 33775.
  There shall be sufficient light in each room equivalent to not less than one 50-watt electric light per 100 square feet of floor area, reasonably...
• Section 33776.
  Tight, sound, and cleanable walls and ceilings shall be provided. The walls shall be constructed of nonabsorbent material, acceptable to the director, sufficiently above the...
• Section 33777.
  A suitable toilet, with self-closing door, and lavatory facilities, soap, and clean towels shall be provided for employees. A toilet shall not communicate directly with...
• Section 33778.
  The bodies or wearing apparel of persons who are employed or come in contact with any milk or its products shall be kept clean and...
• Section 33779.
  (a) No person who is connected with, or employed in, a milk products plant and liable to come in contact with milk or milk products or...
• Section 33780.
  No equipment or apparatus shall be installed or maintained in such manner so as to prevent thorough and adequate cleaning of walls and floors.(Enacted by...
• Section 33781.
  A room in which cheese and cheese products are cut, wrapped, and packaged into individual consumer packages shall be maintained in accordance with the sanitary...
• Section 33782.
  All of the provisions of this chapter apply to any building or structure in which any product resembling a milk product is manufactured, processed, or...

Last modified: October 22, 2018